Reasonable definition of ‘hi-res’ music

[Rugby (aka Daniel or Big Dan)]

I don’t see everyone up in arms about paying a licensing fee to Dolby or DTS to decode their proprietary formats.

There are plenty of people who hate Dolby. Dolby and what it has done to the video industry is the poster child of why people should be worried about MQA.

Is Roon supporting MQA? What are the pros and cons of MQA?

@crenca, you make some really good points and I like where you took the thought exercise. The long-term effects of MQA success and what I call the “Dolby Innovation Paradox” must be considered here. There will be a serious problem if MQA becomes the Dolby of music audio, and innovation is stuck in the hands of a commercial entity that has no incentive to innovate. Mike Moffat & Jason Stoddard of Schiit state idea this well at about 9:49 into this video interview by John Darko. Let’s not get st…